October 14, 2015

Catch up time

Six to seven hour drive, depending on stops... as usual, the boys did great :)

They LOVE hotel rooms and swimming pools and all the junk food they get to eat while on road trips. It was a really fun time, even though it was a short trip.

I drove the boys over to Vancouver for a couple hours while Erik was in class to visit our old stompin grounds...

...had to get me some of my old favorite coffee from Brewed Awakenings!

And Bennett got to play at the playground he used to play at when he was just a little tike, while Sawyer napped.

Felt like a creeper snapping this picture while I drove by our old apartment in Vancouver!!! LOL

We got to pick up lunch for Daddy and eat with him in the hotel room on his lunch break... then... hotel shenanagins while he went back to class. ;)

Cheap Halloween masks we bought at Target that morning.

Can you say creepy?!!

Movie & nap time :)

(OK- I admit... I took advantage of Dish network or whatever it is they had at the hotel... and I watched my first ever episode of 'Celebrity Wife Swap'... and, well... they kept playing episode after episode after episode... and I got HOOKED! LOL!!! Such a hilarious show! And you can actually learn something from each episode! Except I can't watch it anymore back in Chewelah... :( OH well, it was fun while it lasted.)

We had a fun night after Daddy got home from class. Went back to the swimming pool (duh!), and then Daddy went out and bought some sushi and wine to bring back to eat in the hotel. It was truly a great day!!!

Headin home the next morning, I had to work on Thursday otherwise we would've stayed longer.

It was a long straight road, ok... I snapped a couple pics while the boys napped ;)

The Oh-so-Gorge-ous Gorge ;)

Heading up to our favorite picnic spot for an evening picnic

together as a family on a beautiful Sunday.

Fall at it's finest!

Fun fun fun!

(Call me crazy. I never leave for a picnic without blankies and pillows!

I think Bennett appreciates this fact about his mama!!!)

Sauce takes advantage of our massage table at every chance he gets.

Bennett was imitating what I was doing while making tag blankies one evening :)

Speaking of imitating... an awesome excerpt from my daily devotional this morning:

Webster’s Dictionary defines the word “imitate” as an act, “to do the same thing as someone; to copy.” Our world today gives us no shortage of examples to follow—from magazines and movies, television and social media, to celebrities, athletes, and politicians. Our potential influences are endless. We must be aware that these examples can easily promote a divided heart, drawing us into the desires and deceptions of earthly things, as Paul warned (Philippians 3:19).Temporary things cannot bring long-term contentment (Matthew 6:19-21).

When instead we imitate the ways of Jesus, we are transformed more and more into His likeness. As the Word of Life takes deep root into our minds, hearts, and souls, we are able to live as aliens in this temporal land. We are empowered to stand firm in the pain and mess of life with compassion and love, joyful and expectant of Christ’s return. Instead of merely surviving, we as believers have the joy and privilege of illuminating the character and values of Christ to a world that desperately needs to know Him. By the grace of Christ in us, we become someone to imitate—someone who points others to the hope of the gospel.

About Me

I love God, my husband, my sons, my family, my friends. I try to find balance in an unbalanced world. I love living in Washington but am a Wisconsin Girl at heart. I love being an RN in Long Term Care. I am thankful EVERY day for my parents and the support they have given me on my 31 year journey thus far. I love a hot bath and a clean house. I think Erik and I will have more kids, and maybe adopt, but it is not up to us in the grand scheme. I love skiing, snowboarding, rollerblading, yoga, golf. I hate conflict and I love listening. I strive to live by the virtues of Discernment, Innocence, Authenticity, Modesty, Reverence, Contentment, and Generosity. I love the Green Bay Packers and Fantasy Football. I love how my baby sisters have developed into gorgeous women and are in love! I hate olives, running late, and wearing make-up. I love following Dave Ramsey's plan to "Live like no one else so we can Live and Give like no one else". My soft spot is for animals. I love the saying "Life is lived between the cup of coffee and the glass of wine"... and in my case, I prefer the coffee STRONG, and the wine RED! (Oh and did I mention, I love my husband?!)